Started during the winter so i only have a little bit done. The casting is nice, a few problems to correct.

These are around the enginges but, you expect this with resin kits. Another problem I had was warping. This was my fault as the part was straight when i got it, leaving it in the garage over the summer was more likely the cause.

Gun barrels will need some work also.

Construction has begun. My time is currently being spent working on the engines as that I believe will need the most attention.

-Stephen

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

Thanks Gamera, I am that age also. This is not the Blockade Runner though. This ship is the one that gets blown up in the Phantom Menace, the first prequel. I am going to try and emulate the ones from the Clone Wars cartoon series.

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

This is going to be really cool! I'm definitely going to be following along for this one. If I recall, this was one of the few ships that actually had a model in the prequels and was a practical effect when they blew it up.

I am going to go back and do some chipping on the red. Good and bad thing about Vallejo paints is they are very fragile. I can use a toothpick to do the chipping and then seal it with another gloss coat.

-Sephen

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

Sorry guys been running a little behind on this build. But it is still in progress and I am making some headway on it. I have the 4 main parts glued on and it is starting to look like something now.

So, I am starting to work on the small fiddley bits, starting with the gun pods. They are supposed to be mounted in line with each other, but that would put the bottom guns over the landing strut doors, do I moved them back. this is the top.

This is the bottom.

And a side view.

Will try and get the escape pods and radars attached this weekend

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

Wish I could point you in a direction Silentbob, but I have not seen this around for a little while now. Kind of like the blockade runner, finally had some money saved up for that one and now I can't find it. May just have to get the X-wing game version and do a repaint on it if needed.

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger